The crux of the issue in this case was that restroom on Jet Cat Express, passenger vessel owned and operated by Catalina, was too narrow for Plaintiff's wheelchair.
QCR Winter 2020: Bow Jubail - The Court of Appeal in The Hague, Judgment dated 27 October 2020
30/12/2020
Bunker spill from an oil and chemical tanker in ballast - Is the tanker a "ship" as defined in the CLC Convention when in ballast, and not carrying persistent oil?- Is limitation to be determined under CLC 1992 or the Bunker Convention 2001/ LLMC 76/96?
Collision at sea within EEZ of PRC - Forum non conveniens - Whether Hong Kong proceedings should be stayed in favour of Shanghai Maritime Court.
QCR Winter 2020: Collision action - Convoy of eight vessels transiting Suez Canal - Five-ship Casualty - 100% Liability for collisions
The Philippines' Supreme Court decides that a seafarer's heirs are entitled to death benefits
QCR Autumn 2020: London Arbitration 3/20
24/09/2020
Arbitration tribunal clarifies that a written notification under the Inter-Club Agreement does not need to refer to the ICA nor include details of the cargo claim and the claim amount for it to be valid
US Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals finds an injured welder to be a Jones Act seaman after distinguishing the facts of the case from those of an earlier Fifth Circuit decision
U.S
A recent Court of Appeal decision reinforced that a defective passage plan can render a vessel unseaworthy, affirming the High Court's earlier ruling.
QCR Summer 2020: HARMONY INNOVATION SHIPPING PTE LTD v CARAVEL SHIPPING INC (THE "UNIVERSAL BREMEN")
16/07/2020
Universal Bremen case; coal discharged without bills of lading in chain of charters
TRAFIGURA MARITIME LOGISTICS PTE LTD v CLEARLAKE SHIPPING PTE LTD and CLEARLAKE SHIPPING PTE LTD v PETROLEO BRASILEIRO S.A. (“THE MIRACLE HOPE”) [2020] EWHC 995 (Comm)
Is a report by the Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) admissible in an unsafe port claim in a London LMAA arbitration?
AS Fortuna Opco BV and another v Sea Consortium Pte Ltd and others [2020] SGHC 72
When is a peril a piracy? Was there an attack on the vessel? Were there persons acting maliciously? Was there an act of vandalism? What there a "sabotage" of the vessel?
Failure to pass title in goods - Allocation of risks - Defence of common mistake - Status of a warehouse receipt - Bailment of goods - Limitation provisions in warehouse's terms and conditions - Estoppel
Whether master presented by Shipper's with clean BL to sign was provided with warranty that cargo shipped in good order and condition - Consideration of Article III rules 3 and 5 of the Hague Rules.
QCR Winter 2019: Whether time of the essence in contracts for the sale of goods. Whether seller’s rejection of buyer’s post-breach offer to purchase rejected goods reasonable in the context of mitigation
QCR Winter 2019: Package holiday - negligence - personal injury - sometimes accidents happen
30/01/2020
Kellett v RCL Cruises and Others High Ct (Barr J) [2019] IEHC 408
QCR Autumn 2019: Classic Maritime Inc v Limbungan Makmur SDN BHD & Anor [2019] EWCA Civ 1102
21/10/2019
On 5 November 2015, the Fundao dam in Brazil where iron ore is mined, burst, halting production at the mine. Charterers had a long term COA with Owners for shipments of iron ore pellets from two ports in Brazil to two ports in Malaysia. Between July 2015 and June 2016, Charterers failed to provide cargoes under the COA for seven shipments. While Charterers had no defence in respect of the 1st and 2ndshipments, they cited "accidents at the mine" in clause 32 of the COA to excuse themselves from liability in respect of the 3rd to 7th shipments.